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GSTN / GSTIN data — Delhi HC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026

GSTIN-level transaction and filing data protected under §8[1][d] + §8[1][j]; third-party GST returns not disclosable. Third-party GSTIN transactional and return.

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(GSTN / GSTIN data — Delhi HC,High Court of Delhi RTI,RTI §8,GSTN,GSTIN,Delhi HC,§8(1)(d),§8(1)(j))&metatag-description=(GSTIN-level transaction and filing data protected under §8[1][d] + §8[1][j]; third-party GST returns not disclosable. Third-party GSTIN transactional and return.)}}
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 +====== GSTN / GSTIN data — Delhi HC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**High Court of Delhi** · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +**GSTIN-level transaction and filing data protected under §8[1][d] + §8[1][j]; third-party GST returns not disclosable. Third-party GSTIN transactional and return.**
 +
 +//Third-party GSTIN transactional and return data is §8(1)(d) + §8(1)(j) protected.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | High Court of Delhi |
 +^ Decided | 2020-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | RTI applicant |
 +^ Respondent | GSTN |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §8(1)(d), §8(1)(j) |
 +^ Outcome | Rejected |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +GSTIN-level transaction and filing data protected under §8(1)(d) + §8(1)(j); third-party GST returns not disclosable.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +GSTIN-level tax returns, purchase/sale register data, and filing histories are commercially-confidential and personal business information. §8(1)(d) and §8(1)(j) combined protect them from third-party disclosure under RTI.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +GSTN, GSTIN, Delhi HC, §8(1)(d), §8(1)(j)
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-tax-returns-2020|Tax returns of public servants — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2020)
 +  * [[/important-decisions/court/right-to-information-applications-for-gujarat-high-court-pleadings-cannot-be-filed-by-a-third-party|Gujarat HC pleadings — third-party RTI not maintainable]] (HC-GUJ 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/muniyappan-third-party-cic|Muniyappan standard — §11 third-party notice]] (CIC 2010)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-property-tax-assessment-2020|Property-tax assessment records — CIC]] (CIC 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/hc-gauhati-rti-nrc-records-2021|NRC process records — Gauhati HC]] (HC-GAU 2021)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=HC-DEL|All High Court of Delhi rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=8|All RTI cases turning on §8]]
 +  * [[:cases:search|Full case-law search]]
 +  * [[:cases|Case-Law Database — overview]]
 +  * [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
 +  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
 +
 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-hc-del section-8}}